Russia or Russian Federation is a country in the north of Europe and Asia. It is a largest country in the world bordering Ukraine, Finland, China, Mongolia, Estonia, Belarus, Kazakhastan, Georgia, Latvia, Litva and Poland (through Kaliningrad Oblast), and Azerbaijan. It also shares maritime boundry with America through Bering Strait and Japan via Okhotsk Sea. Russia has the largest area in the world with 17,075,400 square kilometers, accounting for more than one-ninth worldwide area. Despite being the largest country in the world, Russia is the world's ninth most populous nation with nearly 142 million people.
As its area extends across Asia and Europe, Russia has about 11 different time zones and a variety of environments and terrains. Russia has the largest mineral and energy reserves in the world. Also, it owns the world's largest forest reserve and occupies a quarter of fresh water which is not frozen worldwide. Due to large area, Russian Federation often has different types of climate depending on many factors. But almost all Russian territory only has two distinct seasons: winter and summer. While fall and spring are very short because of the changes in the weather between winter and summer. In winter, the weather is quite cold. The coldest month is January on mainland and February on the coast. The summer is hot and humid; July is often the hottest month in Russia.
Moscow is the top destination attracting numerous tourists every year. Coming to Moscow, tourists will have the opportunity to discover the whole city with one of the most modern metro system in the world. Rest assured that this experience will leave unforgetable impression on tourists. The popular attractions in Moscow are Lenin Hill, Kremlin Palace, Red Square, President Ho Chi Minh Monument, St. Basil's Cathedral, Christ Church, Victory Park, Museum of round painting, Arbat Old Town, Alexandrovsky Garden, MGU School, Monument of anonymous martyrs, Sparrow Hill, underground supermarket, Kutuzovsky Triumphal Arches, Moscow Zoo, Tretyakovskaya Art Museum, Vietnamese markets in Moscow, Lomonosov University.
Make sure to visit Saint Petersburg, you will be impressed by the rich culture and history of Russia. There are plenty of attractions such as the Winter Palace - one of the most famous palaces in the world, Ermitajz Meseum - the largest museum in Europe, the Church of St. Issacs, Peter Cannon Station, Pushkin Village, Nicholas I monument, Statue of St. Paul, the largest bookstore in the city, Open Bridge, Petro-Dvarets, Peter I Monument. The church of St. Isaac is considered as an architectural wonder of the old tsarist empire. The church was built by dozens of gems and jade. Inside the church is designed with large space, interior decoration is extremely impressive with the exquisite reliefs, mosaics, murals, and glass window imbued with Orthodox style. In particular, the dome of St. Isaac Cathedral was decorated with more than 100 kilograms of gold and is more than 100m high creating a gorgeous and magnificent beauty for the church.
In addition to the attractions above, tourists should drop by Golden Ring, which has the old towns, an outdoor museum, palace, church imbued with Russian cultural architecture, Ostankino Tower with the height of 540m, Bolshoi Theatre – famous training center of Opera and Ballet in Russia. Apart from Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia owns countless attractions such as: Kazan, Novosibirsk, and Nizhny Novgorod…
Kadala Airport, Chita (HTA) - Russia Kurumoch Airport , Samara (KUF) - Russia Talagi Airport, Arkhangelsk (ARH) - Russia Bolshoye Savino Airport, Perm (PEE) - Russia Pulkovo Airport, St Petersburg (LED) - Russia Rostov-on-Don Airport, Rostov (ROV) - Russia Narimanovo Airport, Astrakhan (ASF) - Russia Khabarovsk Novy Airport, Khabarovsk (KHV) - Russia Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport, Krasnoyarsk (KJA) - Russia Omsk Airport, Omsk (OMS) - Russia Roschino Airport, Tyumen (TJM) - Russia Strigino Airport, Nizhniy Novgorod (GOJ) - Russia Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow (SVO) - Russia Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport, Novosibirsk (OVB) - Russia Yelizovo Airport, Petropavlovsk-Kamchats (PKC) - Russia Anapa Airport, Anapa (AAQ) - Russia Adler-Sochi International Airport, Adler Sochi (AER) - Russia Gumrak Airport, Volgograd (VOG) - Russia Ignatyevo Airport, Blagoveschensk (BQS) - Russia All Airports, Kansas City (KCK) - Russia
Currently, Russia is one of the countries owning the most airports in Eastern Europe. Among them, there are many airports operating direct domestic and international flights to/ from Russia. Tourists can book cheap flights from Russia to many destinations around the world at some major airports such as:
Domodedovo International Airport (Moscow)
Roschino International Airport (Tyumen)
Sochi International Airport (Sochi)
Kurumoch International Airport (Samara)
Vladivostok International Airport (Vladivostok)
Volgograd International Airport (Volgogard)
Roschino International (Roschino)
Khrabrovo Airport (Kaliningrad)
Mineralnye Vody Airport (Mineralnye Vody)
Yakutsk Airport (Yakutsk)
Kadala Airport (Chita)
Fights from Russia to Vietnam are presently have main destinations as Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City) and Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi capital) offered by Vietnam Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Qatar Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Thai Airways, Emirates, Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, Etihad Airways, Japan Airlines, and Aeroflot Russian... Cheap flights from Moscow to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City are mainly exploited by the carriers. They also operate cheap flights to Europe, and many continents in the world.
Anapa Abakan Adler Sochi Arkhangelsk Astrakhan Moscow Blagoveschensk Bratsk Chelyabinsk Cheboksary Anadyr Belgorod Magadan Nizhniy Novgorod Chita Yaroslavl Irkutsk Kansas City Kemerovo Kaliningrad Khabarovsk Krasnoyarsk Krasnodar Samara Kazan St Petersburg Murmansk Mineralnye Vody Nalchik Naberevnye Chelny Nizhnevartovsk Novokuznetsk Omsk Novosibirsk Perm Penza Petropavlovsk-Kamchats Rostov Saratov Syktyvkar Surgut Stavropol Ekaterinburg Tyumen Tomsk Ufa Kursk Ulan Ude Yuzhno Sakhalinsk Volgograd Voronezh Vladivostok Yakutsk Zhukovsky
Royal Jordanian -> 466 USD Finnair -> 346 USD Egypt Air -> 399 USD Japan Airlines -> 1,177 USD Royal Air Maroc -> 2,404 USD Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi -> 196 USD British Airways <-> 522 USD Air India <-> 678 USD Uni Airways Corporation -> 787 USD Oman Air -> 264 USD Qantas Airways -> 475 USD Czech Airlines -> 1,833 USD Vietnam Airlines -> 290 USD Singapore Airlines -> 337 USD Emirates Airlines -> 288 USD Air China -> 362 USD Lao Airlines -> 422 USD Lanmei Airlines -> 361 USD China Eastern Airlines -> 289 USD Eva Airways -> 746 USD
Aeroflot, S7 Airlines and Vim Airlines are three major airlines in Russia. These airlines are operating domestic and international cheap flights to Asia, Middle East, Americas, and within Europe. Popular and low-cost airlines flying to Russia are Air India, Vietnam Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Ukraine International Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, Swiss International Air Lines, Pegasus Asia operated by Air Manas, Royal Jordanian, Pegasus Airlines, Montenegro Airlines, Mistral Air, Kyrgyzstan Air Company, Japan Airlines, Israir Airlines, Iberia, Meridiana, Brussels Airlines, Blu-express operated by Blue Panorama Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, Air Berlin, Aegean Airlines, Tajik Air, and British Airways
Country City Vietnam -> Russia 291 USD Ca Mau, Dalat, Phu Quoc, Can Tho, Con Dao, Vinh Thailand -> Russia 238 USD Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Lampang, Narathiwat, Surat Thani, U Tapao India -> Russia 340 USD Delhi United Arab Emirates -> Russia 329 USD Dubai United States -> Russia 392 USD New York Malaysia -> Russia 646 USD Kuala Lumpur United Kingdom <-> Russia 347 USD London Lao, People's Dem. Rep. -> Russia 203 USD Luang Prabang, Vientiane
Tourists can book tickets to Russia from destinations in Europe and some Asian countries as below:
Country |
City |
Greece |
Thessaloniki, Athens |
Vietnam |
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang |
Saudi Arabia |
Sharjah |
Germany |
Berlin–Tegel, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich |
England |
London-Heathrow, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester |
France |
Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
Austria |
Vienna |
Isarel |
Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion |
Spain |
Barcelona, Málaga, Alicante, Palma de Mallorca, Madrid |
Uzbekistan |
Andijan, Bukhara, Fergana, Namangan, Navoiy, Nukus, Qarshi, Samarkand, Tashkent, Termez, Urgench |
Moldova |
Chișinău |
Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek, Osh |
Azerbaijan |
Ganja, Lankaran, Qabala |
Tajikistan |
Dushanbe, Khujand, Kulob, Qurghonteppa |
Ukraina |
Kiev–Boryspil, Odessa |
Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat |
Tunisia |
Enfidha, Monastir, Tunis |
Portugal |
Lisbon |
Iran |
Tehran–Imam Khomeini |
Switzerland |
Geneva, Zürich |
SriLanka |
Colombo |
Kazakhstan |
Aktau, Aktobe, Oral, Shymkent |
Jordan |
Amman-Queen Alia |
Qatar |
Doha |
Turkey |
Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
Montenegro |
Podgorica, Tivat |
Italy |
Bari, Verona, Bergamo, Rome–Fiumicino |
Japan |
Tokyo–Narita |
Bahrain |
Bahrain |
Egypt |
Cairo |
Belarus |
Minsk–National |
India |
Delhi |
Malta |
Malta |
- In Russia if tourists stay at 3-5 star hotels, the service carrying luggage to their room will be charged about 8-10 USD/suitcase. Personal items as toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, and slippers will not be available; therefore, tourists should remember to bring the necessary items in the trip.
- Remember to bring essential items like sweaters, light jackets, scarves, medicine, hat, small umbrella, socks, colic medicine when traveling here in winter... The humidity in Russia is quite low, so tourists should carry lipstick lotion, body lotion, and saline...
- Tourists should not wear high heels or hard footwear, it will be inconvenient for tourists to get around on foot.
- Tourists should have information of the hotel where you are living to call them in case of incidents. The official language in this country is Russian; English is rarely used here.
- Security in Russia is ensured, but for the safety, tourists should be careful and must always pay attention to their belongings. They should go out in groups.
- The Russians respect the individual freedom, so tourists should heed prohibitive road signs. Those who violate may be fined.